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FLYING THE FLAG HEMLINES words Amelia O’Mahony-Br
ady Whilst speaking to prodigious model twins Sadhbh and Cadhla O’Reilly for our last September issue, I discovered their older sister Caoilainn, currently signed to Morgan, has serious modelling chops herself. After a chance scouting on a plane flight, travelling home from a school trip - the air steward/secret agent who approached her wrote his information on a sick bag (unused, thankfully)… Who said this industry wasn’t glamorous? O’Reilly quickly began to court editorial and catwalk jobs alike, inspiring her aforementioned little sisters to follow suit. Juxtaposing her NCAD art degree with a formative spell at Milan Fashion Week, recent coups include shooting for Gucci’s e-commerce platforms and walking for a smattering of sartorial up-and-comers, stretching from Abodi to Shu Shu Tong. “You can’t go into [fashion week] with any expectations,” O’Reilly states. “It’s terrifying, because you see ten versions of yourself at the castings - it’s just a matter of putting the blinkers on and going on about your business!” Though committed to keeping up this study/ work fusion across 2020, next year (as plans currently stand) will see O’Reilly concentrate more steadily on overseas modelling. Considering her tangible presence and poise on-camera, not to mention that captivating mane of crimson hair, comparisons to Lorna Foran (a fellow Kildare native turned sought-after staple at Schiaparelli, Gucci and Jean Paul Gaultier shows) could easily be evoked. “There are a lot of horror stories that float around,” O’Reilly acknowledges, “but I wouldn’t trade this industry for anything. It’s so empowering to be around strong, motivated designers, stylists, photographers, make-up artists, hairstylists... Their creative energy is never ending!” Take serious note of this unassuming talent: she’s set to enchant her sector. morgantheagency.com @HYMAG_ Refresh your Rigout... with a polychromatic Crios belt, hand-woven by seasoned Aran craftsmen especially for Stable. €75, stableofireland.com 18 Even the most ardent of magazine aficionados should bow down to James Hyman; a legitimate mag fanatic and former MTV scriptwriter who, upon snatching the Guinness World Record for Largest Collection of Magazines in 2012 (50,953 at the time), began turning his passion project into a multifaceted record of popular culture in print. An ever-evolving cultural resource with upwards of 120,000 titles (and counting) that are currently being digitised, the archive welcomes donations of magazines, ephemera and other printed matter within its curated pop-culture framework… I implore any Irish fashion publishers to ship off some of your prized issues, thus ensuring their carefully-formed contents outlast us all. Contact jh@hymag.com for details on how to donate. #becontentwithcontent hymanarchive.com